The NSW government has rolled out the latest in its ‘Vibrancy’ reforms, slashing council red tape and introducing world-first legislation aimed at stopping the closure of live music venues. The Minns government is said to have ‘declared war’ on NIMBIES and local councils party to inhibiting plans to rescue the state’s nightlife, passing the latest […]
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When a popular and historic Adelaide pub was facing the threat of demolition earlier this year, locals got together, petitioning the government in the hopes of saving the iconic venue. By April, the petition had reached the Green’s Heritage and Planning MLC Robert Simms, who recognised that the current heritage laws had difficulty in accounting
Glenn Piper has hit opposition to plans to reconfigure the Commodore Hotel in McMahons Point as part of the goal to become a live music venue, triggering the traditional pushback by locals plus a private school. The pub built on the site in 1854 was a sandstone inn named Billy Blue, replaced around 1900 with
Following the 2023 bill to foster the revival of live entertainment and riding the wave of new government grants supporting live music, two more Steel city pubs have applied to extend their capacity and hours. The Cricketers Arms Hotel in the Newcastle area, which is aiming to increase its live music offerings, lodged an application
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Important changes to NSW liquor laws ushering the next round of vibrancy reforms will commence on 1 July, to further support the night-time economy and the music and cultural sectors. Last year the NSW Government introduced its 24 Hour Economy Legislation Amendment (Vibrancy Reforms) Act 2023, comprising a comprehensive package of changes. While most came
Funding of $850k is being granted to twenty live music venues, a new live music venue opens, and a motion is to be introduced to a state parliament to strengthen heritage laws in the wake of the petition to save ‘the Cranker’. The attention on the industry has come about as requests to the South
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Liquor & Gaming NSW has offered reduced licensing fees and extra trading hours to eligible venues with the aim of increasing live music, performances and other cultural events, to help increase employment opportunities for performers and musicians. To receive these benefits, venues must meet a variety of criteria, including holding a particular licence, having a
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Furthering its pledge to support the live music industry, the NSW government has rolled out its Venues Unlocked program to increase the number of live performance venues and events, coupled with industry best-practice sound control and management. In October the Minns administration broached its anti-NIMBY laws that would bolster live music and the people who
There is cause for celebration as legislation is introduced to NSW parliament that would greatly improve the security of venues hosting live music, and bolster an industry kept quiet for too long. A bill aimed at fostering the revival of live entertainment was presented this week by Arts, Night Time Economy and Music Minister John Graham,
Musicians and lovers of live music have joined in commemorating the grand finale of hard-rocking Newcastle legend, the Cambridge Hotel. The Newcastle West pub has been a sticky carpet virtual rite of passage for local and even international bands for more than five decades. A front public bar is one of three distinct performance areas
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